Publications by authors named "C L Hanis"
Article Synopsis
- - Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the pork tapeworm, often linked to chronic headaches and epilepsy in areas like Latin America and Asia, especially when it affects the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis).
- - A serosurvey in Starr County, Texas, identified a 7.4% prevalence of cysticercosis among Mexican-American adults, with brain imaging revealing neurocysticercosis lesions in 2 of the 45 seropositive individuals.
- - Factors such as being female, working in healthcare or social services, and having an indoor job were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of being seropositive, indicating a need for more research on
Objective: Metal and metalloid exposures (hereafter "metals") are associated with adverse health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes; however, previous studies were largely cross-sectional or underpowered. Furthermore, underserved racial and ethnic groups are underrepresented in environmental health research despite having higher rates of type 2 diabetes and a greater risk of metal exposures. Consequently, we evaluated continuous glycemic traits in relation to baseline urinary toxic metal, essential metal, and metal mixtures in a cohort of Mexican American adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPredictors of Toxic Metal/Metalloid Exposures Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
July 2024
Background: Arsenic, cadmium, and lead are toxic elements that widely contaminate our environment. These toxicants are associated with acute and chronic health problems, and evidence suggests that minority communities, including Hispanic/Latino Americans, are disproportionately exposed. Few studies have assessed culturally specific predictors of exposure to understand the potential drivers of racial/ethnic exposure disparities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of using text messaging to help prevent diabetes in rural Mexican American communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Participants included primarily Spanish-speaking women, who were divided into groups based on their prior involvement in in-person diabetes prevention sessions, with one group receiving additional support via text messages.
- Results showed no major differences in health outcomes among groups, but the text messaging group had better weight management and lower diabetes conversion rates, indicating that combining text and in-person methods could effectively broaden diabetes prevention access.
Article Synopsis
- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex disease influenced by various genetic factors and molecular mechanisms that vary by cell type and ancestry.
- In a large study involving over 2.5 million individuals, researchers identified 1,289 significant genetic associations linked to T2D, including 145 new loci not previously reported.
- The study categorized T2D signals into eight distinct clusters based on their connections to cardiometabolic traits and showed that these genetic profiles are linked to vascular complications, emphasizing the role of obesity-related processes across different ancestry groups.